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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The sister and brother sat huddled Wednesday on sodden grass, staring at the smoldering remains of an office tower that collapsed with their mother inside.

They hadn't heard from Donna Manning since a powerful earthquake tore through one of New Zealand's largest cities a day earlier, killing at least 76 people and leaving 238 missing. Still, there was hope.

To raise “business friendliness” as an important issue for county government attention, the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce is holding a brown bag meeting from 1-2 p.m., March 14 in the Chamber Conference Room to give interested members an opportunity to discuss and provide input on this issue.
County decision makers are invited to hear and take part in the discussion.
The output of the meeting will be provided to the county as input into their strategic planning process.

In celebration of YMCA Day, a large group of YMCA supporters gathered Feb. 16 in the rotunda at the Roundhouse.
The New Mexico State Alliance, the Family YMCA and Y of Central New Mexico use their combined impact to bring strength to the YMCA voice and call to action.
Judy Barrett Miller, Y USA government relations/public policy director, also joined the event to support the state alliance.
The Family YMCA Board President Matt Schmidt welcomed the crowd, which included youth from around the state.

TOBRUK, Libya— Militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi clamped down in Tripoli, but cracks in his regime spread elsewhere across the nation, as the protest-fueled rebellion controlling much of eastern Libya claimed new gains closer to the capital. Two pilots let their warplane crash in the desert, parachuting to safety, rather than bomb an opposition-held city.

Brisket night
The Los Alamos High School NJROTC is sponsoring a brisket night from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Posse Shack. The price is $10 and the menu includes brisket, corn, potato salad, roll, cookies and a drink.

Field user meeting
Spring and Summer Field User Meeting has been scheduled from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. March 24 at the Aquatic Center Training Room. For more information, call Kim Trujillo at 662-8173.

For many years after being discharged from the Marines, Los Alamos resident Bill Hudson never really thought about what happened on Iwo Jima, putting the memories back in the deep recesses of his mind.
Sometimes he thought about it --- Nov. 10 which is the U.S. Marines Corps birthday, Feb. 19 (Iwo Jima D-Day) and March 15 (the day he was wounded).
Most of the time, though, Hudson was able to keep those memories tucked away so as not to interfere with living his life.

LA LUZ (AP) — Customers of La Luz Market, easily the busiest place in this small, quiet town northeast of Alamogordo, couldn't help but stop dead in their tracks to see the action unfolding in front of them.

There was Andrew Maiorano, wearing headphones and dodging between parked cars holding a long pole with a furry contraption dangling at its end.

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — The rolling hills and grasslands of southern New Mexico's Otero Mesa have served as a battleground for environmentalists and the oil and natural gas industry for the past decade, and now a dozen new mining claims in the area have sparked concern among a coalition of environmental groups.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The siblings huddled Wednesday on sodden grass, staring at the smoldering remains of a building that collapsed with their mother inside.

They hadn't heard from TV presenter Donna Manning since a powerful earthquake tore through one of New Zealand's largest cities a day earlier, killing at least 75 people and leaving some 300 missing in the rubble. Still, there was hope.